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as in fires
to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force
BB guns shoot small round metal pellets
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as in pops
to strike with a missile from a gun
hunters can shoot deer only during the legally specified open season
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as in rushes
to proceed or move quickly
some show-off shot past all the other skiers on the slope
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as in photographs
to take a photograph of
shooting the lakeside scene while the light lasted
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as in casts
to throw or give off
suddenly the old, broken-down toaster began shooting out sparks
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as in shouts
to voice one's opinions freely with force
you've been wanting to say something since this meeting started, so shoot
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as in sprinkles
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
hazel eyes that were brown shot with green
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as in sends
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another
shot a congratulatory e-mail to his friend as soon as he heard the good news
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as in limbs
a branch of a main stem especially of a plant
collected the most tender shoots for the vegetable dish he was making
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as in pains
a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body
there'd be a shoot of pain from that molar whenever I bit down
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Recent Examples of shoots
Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
The 15-year-old Wie shoots a 69 to finish second.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
The Knicks' Jalen Brunson, left, shoots the ball against the Spurs' Victor Wembanyama during the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Finals at Frost Bank Center on June 3, 2026 in San Antonio.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Ultimately, Ali shoots and kills Alamo after his right-hand man, Bishop (Darrell Britt-Gibson), turns on him and secretly removes the bullets from Alamo’s gun.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 June 2026
As promised, Ali shoots him, and as everyone panics and hits the floor, Ali shouts that Alamo Brown needs to come out.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 1 June 2026
Continue reading … RUFF SHOT — Dog accidentally shoots woman during bizarre gas station incident in Nebraska.
—FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Rainwater is nearly killed after being cornered in a bedroom, but he’s saved by Tate, who shoots the assassin dead.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026
In film, Mainstay’s development projects include an adaptation of Trevor Noah’s bestselling memoir Born a Crime and the genre-bending Lionsgate vampire western The Sun Always Sets in the West, which shoots this year.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 May 2026
Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026
Since 2009, Hong has been working on tiny budgets, with crews of two or three, fulfilling all the main creative and technical roles on his shoots aside from sound recording.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
Dell said The Ludlow Room can now be open for private parties and film shoots.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Charles Haracz, the executive chef at Blue Plate, said the company buys between 30 and 60 pounds of produce every week, including microgreens, lettuces and pea shoots.
—Jerry Wu, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
Silvera, a stunt veteran of the original Netflix Daredevil series, was promoted to action director on Born Again season two, overseeing the design and shoots if its signature fight sequences.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026
On Summer Crush hydrangeas, the blooms are at the ends of the branches, both on new shoots that develop from the base of the plant in spring and on side shoots that come from older stems that have overwintered.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 9 June 2026
Aim to cut the stems about ¼-inch above a node (the point where the plant’s leaves and side shoots emerge).
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2026
No two film or TV shoots are alike, as each director and team of department heads have to find their own unique rhythm that falls somewhere on a spectrum between meticulous storyboarding and completely improvising on set.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 June 2026
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Without hesitation, Miguel shoots Chet in the head, killing him instantly.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
The 15-year-old Wie shoots a 69 to finish second.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
The Knicks' Jalen Brunson, left, shoots the ball against the Spurs' Victor Wembanyama during the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Finals at Frost Bank Center on June 3, 2026 in San Antonio.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Ultimately, Ali shoots and kills Alamo after his right-hand man, Bishop (Darrell Britt-Gibson), turns on him and secretly removes the bullets from Alamo’s gun.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 June 2026
As promised, Ali shoots him, and as everyone panics and hits the floor, Ali shouts that Alamo Brown needs to come out.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 1 June 2026
Continue reading … RUFF SHOT — Dog accidentally shoots woman during bizarre gas station incident in Nebraska.
—FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Rainwater is nearly killed after being cornered in a bedroom, but he’s saved by Tate, who shoots the assassin dead.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026
In film, Mainstay’s development projects include an adaptation of Trevor Noah’s bestselling memoir Born a Crime and the genre-bending Lionsgate vampire western The Sun Always Sets in the West, which shoots this year.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 May 2026
Noun
Make 4- to 6-inch-long cuttings by sipping off the ends of the shoots and removing a few bottom leaves.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026
Since 2009, Hong has been working on tiny budgets, with crews of two or three, fulfilling all the main creative and technical roles on his shoots aside from sound recording.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
Dell said The Ludlow Room can now be open for private parties and film shoots.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Charles Haracz, the executive chef at Blue Plate, said the company buys between 30 and 60 pounds of produce every week, including microgreens, lettuces and pea shoots.
—Jerry Wu, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
Silvera, a stunt veteran of the original Netflix Daredevil series, was promoted to action director on Born Again season two, overseeing the design and shoots if its signature fight sequences.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026
On Summer Crush hydrangeas, the blooms are at the ends of the branches, both on new shoots that develop from the base of the plant in spring and on side shoots that come from older stems that have overwintered.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 9 June 2026
Aim to cut the stems about ¼-inch above a node (the point where the plant’s leaves and side shoots emerge).
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2026
No two film or TV shoots are alike, as each director and team of department heads have to find their own unique rhythm that falls somewhere on a spectrum between meticulous storyboarding and completely improvising on set.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoots
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Uruguay's efforts finally yield fruit as Maximiliano Araújo fires home in the 80th minute from close range on the left after Al-Owais made an initial save of a Uruguayan header but left the ball alive in the box.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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Russia fires more than 600 drones at Ukraine Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 70 missiles and 611 drones overnight, primarily targeting Kyiv, while also striking the cities of Dnipro and Kharkiv.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Continue reading … REALITY CHECK — Jeffries blasts 'skyrocketing' fuel costs and gets an awkward on-air reminder.—
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FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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It’s lit up in patriotic red, white, and blue, and sometimes blasts Vegas-nightclub-style spotlights into the sky.—
Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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Greta Lee pops in a casual fit at SiriusXM's Front Row with the Toy Story 5 cast in Los Angeles on June 10.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
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That said, don’t assume that the pricing that pops up on Google is going to 100 percent accurately describe an item’s value.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
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Traffic rushes by on the surrounding streets, but within the 16-acre neighborhood of Culdesac, cars are conspicuously absent.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
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The stunt took place just yards from the waterfalls, where fast-moving water rushes toward steep drops.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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Sarah Stier, a staff photographer for Getty Images who photographs Knicks regular season and playoff games, told ABC News.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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Petite Studio not only develops patterns expressly for petites, using specific mannequins, but also fits and photographs petite models with different body types.—
Yerin Kim,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
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In doing so, Tehran casts itself in an elevated strategic position, as a party capable of setting terms.—
Hamidreza Azizi,
Time,
19 June 2026
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The Lever, which surfaced the record, notes the filings are too vague to tie Boafo personally to that contract, and his campaign casts him as a consistent ICE opponent.—
Tonya M. Evans,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The emotional high point comes at the bridge, when the song transforms into a stomp-clap rhythm and Rodrigo shouts the lyrics with abandon.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
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Patchett shouts out fellow authors in the novel, including George Saunders, Paul Murray and Kiran Desai.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
2 June 2026
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Use Cinnamon for Plants For outdoor plants, Guerrera sprinkles cinnamon on the soil to naturally kill fungus gnat larvae.—
Emily Hayes,
Martha Stewart,
12 June 2026
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In honor of the Niners’ 80th season, the video takes us on a house tour through the decades that sprinkles their opponents’ objects in each room.—
Jayna Bardahl,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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